OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SHEEP I'.i , 



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Head — Not too fine, moderately small, and broad between the 

 eyes and nostrils, but without a short, thick appearance, 

 and in young animals well covered on crown with long 

 lustrous wool 8 



Face — Either white or slightly mixed with gray, or white 

 dappled with brown 4 



Nostrils — Wide and expanded. Nose dark 1 



Eyes — Prominent, but mild looking 2 



Ears — Broad, long, moderately thin, and covered with short 

 hair 4 



Collar — Full from breast and shoulders, tapering gradually 

 all the way to where the neck and head join. The neck 

 should be short, thick and strong, indicating constitu- 

 tional vigor, and free from coarse and loose skin C 



Shoulders^Broad ana full, and at the same time joined grad- 

 ually to the collar forward, and chine backward as not to 

 leave the least hollow in either place 8 



Fore Legs — The mutton on the arm or fore thigh should 

 come quite to the knee. Leg upright with heavy bone — 

 being clear from superfluous skin, with wool to fetlock, 

 and may be mixed with gray 4 



Breast — Broad and well forward, keeping the legs wide apart. 

 Girth or chest, full and deep 10 



Fore Flank — Quite full, not showing hollow behind the 

 shoulder 5 



Back and Loin — Broad, flat and straight, from which the ribs 

 must spring with a fine circular arch 12 



Belly — Straight on underline 3 



Quarters — Long and full, with mutton quite down to the 

 hock 8 



Hock — Should stand neither in nor out 2 



Twist — Or junction inside thighs, deep, wide and full, which 

 with a broad breast will keep the legs open and upright. 5 



Fleece — The whole body should be covered with long lustrous 

 wool IS 



Total 100 



